I loved teaching high school physics, but couldn’t see owning a home and raising a family on $47k a year. Went to grad school and work in the medical device fie

I loved teaching high school physics, but couldn’t see owning a home and raising a family on $47k a year. Went to grad school and work in the medical device field now. While I’m happy in my current role, I would likely have stayed in education for my entire career if I had been paid $75k a year. I would love to see 5% of the US military budget diverted to increasing teacher salaries by 50%. I think you’d see a rush of qualified people entering the field.